Modern Game Information

Modern Game

Egg Laying

Meat Production

Show Status

Aggressiveness

Broodiness

Space Needs

Bantam Version?

Yes

Preferred Climate

Heat

Modern Game Qualities

Modern Games are prized almost entirely for their abilities as show chickens. They are very
easy to tame and make for a simple but elegant breed, popular with most fanciers. They aren't
very well-suited for laying eggs though, as their tiny frame would suggest. They are also not
the best meat birds as they are so small to begin with and just plain skinny. They're great
decoration and wonderful for shows, but that's as far as you'll find them useful.

Modern Game Temperament

Modern Games are known to be extremely aggressive, so extra care should be taken when
interacting with cocks. Even the hens have aggressive tendencies at times. They don't like
being confined for very long, but they can be trained to be friendly toward their owners.
Once the stubborn hump is cleared, the chickens become spontaneous and love interacting
with the one who feeds them, even brining small gifts now and then.

Modern Game Appearance

Modern Game is skinny in appearance, even for a bantam breed. Everything about them
is upright, so they stand tall and carry their short tails high. Their shoulders are
distinguishable as they poke out from their bodies. Their legs, while long, can be a
number of different colors depending on the overall color type of the bird. The white
variety have yellow legs, partridge colors have green legs, and black Modern Games have
black legs. The actual color of the feathers spreads the gamut of varieties, such as
laced blue, golden birchen, wheaten lavender, bloodwing white, and so on. They have
extremely small red combs and ear-lobes.

Modern Game Upkeep

Modern Games are very poor in the cold winter months, so they require a good
heat source for their coop, otherwise they'll freeze. They are very active and so
need a large run to move about in, as well as high perches to hop up onto. However,
their legs are actually very fragile, so it's also wise to have lots of soft
bedding to cushion falls and the like. Hens can become very broody but it's not
recommended you let them do this more than once a year as the strain is immense on
their already small bodies.

Modern Game History

The Modern Game finds its history in Great Britain during the end of the
nineteenth century when it was bred by an expert in bantams named Entwisle who
used Cornish Bantams and Malay Bantams. Oddly enough, the Modern Game is
actually older than the Old English Game, a strange thing to consider.